Federal Prison Updates
Policy changes, sentence-calculation guidance, First Step Act issues, and practical information for families and lawyers.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – GIE PRESTON (“PRESTON”), age 51, a resident of Orleans, was charged in a three-count indictment on October 2, 2026, for violations of the…
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux Falls, SD woman convicted of Distribution of a…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Department of Justice issued the following statement today in connection with the closing of the Antitrust Division’s investigation into Arrive AS’s (Arrive)…
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – EL MAHDI KOUTABI ("KOUTABI"), age 34, a citizen of Morocco, was indicted on October 2, 2026, for being a stowaway on…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal jury has convicted Davonta T. Flood, 30, of Columbus, of illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Flood…
Continue ReadingMOBILE, AL – A Foley man was sentenced to 180 months in prison for participating in a methamphetamine-trafficking conspiracy and possessing firearms in furtherance…
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DOJ case update: Illegal alien from El Salvador sentenced to prison after three previous deportations. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits, RDAP,…
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DOJ case update: COLVILLE MAN SENTENCED TO 82 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING AT THE SPOKANE TRIBE CASINO. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation,…
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DOJ case update: Brookfield Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Money Laundering Conspiracy. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits, RDAP, sentencing, restitution,…
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DOJ case update: Federal Jury Convicts El Paso Man for Fentanyl Trafficking. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits, RDAP, sentencing, restitution, home…
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DOJ case update: PROLIFIC NORTENOGANG MEMBER AND DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON. Prison Law Firm explains BOP designation, First Step Act credits,…
Continue ReadingOn September 16, 2026, a jury convicted Terry Mead, Jr., age 51, of Watervliet, New York of sexual exploitation of a child while under…
Continue ReadingShneur Gurkow, age 25, of Montreal, Canada, was sentenced September 15, 2026, to six and a half years in federal prison for transportation of…
Continue ReadingKenneth Coleman, 37, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for the murder of 24-year-old Jireh Martinez in November 2023,…
Continue ReadingPHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from Sep. 26 through Oct. 2, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of…
Continue ReadingA Billings man who was found in his parked car unlawfully carrying a firearm was sentenced Wednesday to three years and one month in…
Continue ReadingWin Naing, age 21, of Utica, New York, was sentenced September 15, 2026, to 4 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography.First Assistant…
Continue ReadingOn August 31, 2026, Michael Conner, age 58, formerly of Lake George, New York, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino to…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Jose Perez, 42, of Celoron, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent…
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department announced the apprehension of Anibal Alexander Canelon Aguirre also known as “Prometheus” and “The Engineer,” 50, of Venezuela. Anibal Alexander Canelon…
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JOSHUA PAUL FALGOUT (“FALGOUT”),age 32, of Houma, Louisiana, was charged on September 25, 2026 in a recently unsealed indictment with Receipt…
Continue ReadingJeffrey Scott Hamm, Jr., age 33, of Binghamton, New York, pleaded guilty Wednesday, September 16, 2026, to transmitting threats to injure another in interstate…
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Anthony Bell, 20, of Norristown, Pennsylvania, entered a plea of guilty before United States District…
Continue ReadingGregory Magin, age 46, of Glenville, New York, was sentenced on August 4, 2026 to 240 months for distribution and possession of child pornography.First…
Continue ReadingLEXINGTON, Ky. – A Lexington man, Victorian Valdimar Hardaway, 36, was sentenced to over 21 years in prison on Friday, October 2, 2026, by U.S.…
Continue ReadingCONCORD – Nashua resident Alexander Diandro Cruz, 19, charged by criminal complaint for possession of a machine gun, was arrested yesterday and appeared in federal court…
Continue ReadingA Kansas City, Missouri man was sentenced to 32 months in prison for crimes related to his intentional damage to computer networks and extortion…
Continue ReadingMOBILE, AL – A Citronelle man was sentenced to 12 months in prison for illegally possessing a machinegun. According to court documents, on February…
Continue ReadingA now-imprisoned fraudster was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison for hiring several now-convicted off-duty former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD)…
Continue ReadingBaltimore, Maryland – A Maryland man pled guilty in federal court, today, to child sex abuse crimes. Gleybar Josue Ramirez-Clemente, 21, of Frederick, pled guilty…
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